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After Lucas had stopped vomiting, he was left with bloodshot eyes and a runny nose, a dry and burning throat, and sweaty skin.
Oh, he was also a murderer and there was a little girl who was now an orphan-because of him, mind you.
Lucas sobbed. How could he do this? This was such a terrible thing. What would Daniel and Andrew say if they found out their son was a killer?
He forced himself to stand. He swallowed some breaths. He knew he couldn't leave the kid alone, that simply wasn't an option. But...he couldn't raise a kid! He can barely take care of himself!
What was he gonna do?
Lucas wiped his face with his sleeve. He closed his eyes, which caused them to burn.
You have to tell the kid.
No, he couldn't. What kid would go somewhere with their moms murderer? Lucas sure wouldn't.
Slowly, he remembered how to walk. Everything felt so heavy. His guilt was gnawing his gut and his mind.
"Hey, kid, uhm," Lucas muttered, gaining her attention, he kneeled down to level with her. "Can you please tell me your name?"
"My names Brin."
Lucas cleared his threat, "Uhm, pretty name...You...Uh," what was he trying to say? "Do you have a dad?"
She slowly nodded. "Uh-huh! He's the chief!" She gave a proud smile. Lucas's already broken heart shattered even more. But, at least he didnt make her an orphan. Just motherless.
"Well, do you know where he's at?"
Brin shook her head. "No, him and everyone else are somewhere. Me and Momma got separated." She looked around. "Momma will be back though. I don't know where she's at."
Tears entered his vision. Moon, did Lucas want to die at that moment, he'd gladly trade places with her mother. "Well, Sweetie, there's...there's something you need to know." Don't cry don't cry don't cry. "Your mom...she's, um..." his throat closed up. "Gone."
She obviously didn't understand. "Well, I know Mister! She'll be back!"
He openly sobbed. "No, no!"
Brin jumped back, startled. "Are you okay Mister?"
Lucas got himself together. "Honey, your mom, she's...not around." Lucas forced his emotions back. "You can't stay alone, though. " she nodded. "We can go find your dad, okay?" He couldn't say it. He couldn't tell this child that her mother was dead. He couldn't do it.
She nodded again. "Okay, Mister. Hey, what's your name anyways?"
My names 'your mothers killer'. "Lucas."
Brin smiled. "You're pretty, Lucas!" She frowned a little. "But...whats wrong with your skin? Are you sick?"
Lucas gave a little laugh. "Thank you. And, no, I'm not sick, I have Vitiligo."
"Vitiligo?" She tried to say, "Whats that?"
Lucas didnt know if she'd understand, but oh well, "Well, the stuff that makes my skin dark, melanin, is going away, I guess. I dont have enough in some parts."
She nodded. "Ooh. Okay."
He glanced around, eyeing for any other wolves. "Here, c'mon," he grabbed her hand and began to walk, shifting his bag on his shoulder.
"It's really scary out here," she said, looking around, "Momma said the Boogeyman comes out of the shadows and eats bad kids."
Lucas actually laughed. "Well, I know the Boogeyman. That isn't true." He smiled down at her, "He's a sucker for cute kids, though."
Brin tilted her head to the side, interested, "How do you know?"
"Well," Lucas began, "He's my adoptive grandfather. Sorta."
She gave a little gasp. "Really?"
"Mhm. My cousins, they're his actual grandkids. I'm adopted, though, so I kinda just said he was my grandfather."
"Where's your Momma and Dad?" She asked innocently. "Are they dead?"
His breath caught at the word 'dead'. "I-I, uhm, don't know who my mother is, I never met her. My father...My father isn't a good man," Lucas decided to say, because the kid was young, she was still naive. "But, like I said, I'm adopted."
"So who's your new Momma and Dad?"
Lucas cleared his throat slightly. "I, well, I was adopted by two men named Daniel and Andrew. They raised me ever since I was a baby."
Her nose scrunched slightly. "Two boys dating?"
"Well, they're married."
Her little nose was still scrunched. "I've never heard of that before!" Her eyes suddenly lit up. "Wait, does that mean I can marry a girl?"
"If you want," Lucas shrugged. "Whatever you prefer."
"Do you have a boyfriend, Lucas?"
He shook his head, "No, but I have a girlfriend."
"You do? Whats her name? Is she pretty?" She was jumping up and down, her features showing such excitement and curiousness.
"Sure do. Her names Blaize, and she's very pretty."
Brin gave another gasp, eyes lighting up even more. Her expression make guilt pour over him. He killed her mother. She was so oblivious. "Are you gonna marry her?"
Lucas shook out of his guilt to think back to his ring that he left. Did she even find it? He really hoped so; going home to an answer would be bliss in this hell. "I asked her. But I don't know if she knows I did."
"Well, I hope so! Daddy asked Momma when they were young; I heard it was like a fairy tale! Maybe Momma can tell it to you when we find her!"
Lucas wanted to vomit again. "Y-Yeah, I'd like that." She didn't notice his change in attitude. Course she wouldnt.
Tell her, tell her, tell her.
Lucas's heart was beating faster and faster.
Tell her, tell her, tell her.
'Tell her' slowly began to sound like 'killer'.
Killer, killer, killer.
He felt sick again. His mind was swimming.
KILLER, KILLER, KILLER!
"-cas? Lucas? Are you okay?"
He shook his head, looking down at Brin. "Huh?"
"I asked you where we're going."
"O-Oh, uh," He gave a little sigh. "I honestly dont know, kid, I think we're lost."
"Oh." She muttered. "Well, I'm sure we'll find someone soon!"
Like her mothers corpse.
Lucas shakily nodded. "Yeah, I'm sure we will too."
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Andrew and Daniel were told that Lycaon would be here tomorrow. Zakiah was the one who told them with an annoyed tone simply because she was a child of Lycaon.
Jack had told them they didnt have to join, due to Lucas being gone, but they both refused. Despite the fact that they didnt know where their son was, they were still going to defend Lupa, their friends and family. That, and there was a slimmer of hope that Lucas would be there. Daniel swore that if he saw his child he would simply throw him over his shoulder and run. Andrew said she'd do the same, and soon after she hit Daniel when he gave a little laugh.
Soon after Jack told them they didnt have to join, he came across his daughter who looked was switching Armaros's form from a dagger to a sword to a bow and arrow.
"What're you doing?" Jack asked, confused.
Sawyer looked at her father. "Oh, I'm just seeing what'll work best."
"Best for what?"
"Fighting against Werewolves. Something comfortable and easy to move."
Jack frowned. "Oh, uh, well, you're not fighting?"
"Dad, I'm gonna join." Sawyer laughed, her posture way to relaxed. "C'mon, I'm the new Mad Hatter, I think I can handle it."
"I dont care," Jack responded with a frown. In the back of his mind, he remembered what happened last time; Lucas nearly died. He wouldn't let his kids back into that mess. "You're not fighting."
She rolled her eyes, "C'mon-"
"Nope." Jack stated, "You're not fighting. End of discussion, young lady."
She frowned. "Father."
"Offspring."
Sawyer tried to glare, "You have just made a powerful enemy."
"I'm sure I did." Jack said halfheartedly. He messed his daughters hair up, making her give him a flat look.
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From somewhere else in the workshop, Kira had told Bunny not to worry.
"If you dont wanna fight with a bunch of Wolves," Kira began, "You dont have too,"
"Ah, well," Bunny laughed a little. "I'm a Guardian. And I gotta protect my girl." Saying that, he kissed her temple.
"Aw, thats sweet," Kira muttered. "Its sweet that you think you need to protect me," She joked.
Bunny smirked, "Yeah, its the other way around, I know," He nuzzled her, and even though she gave a little frown, even though she was beaming. "My warrior."
She pressed her nose to his, making eye contact with him. "Quit being sappy before I blush."
"That'd be a sight to see." Kira wasn't the type to blush or show emotions well, he knew that, but now he wanted to see her cheeks flare pink. "I bet you'd still be gorgeous though."
She bit her lip harshly, glaring, "Shut up."
They both heard shuffling next to them when they walked by a door, a closet, and both gave each other confused looks. When Kira opened the door, she bursted out into absolute laughter.
"Oh my god!" Kira cackled, shoving her face into her boyfriends fur, and Bunny quickly looked away. There her nephew was, with Damien, of course, their hair messy and cheeks flushed, the two tangled with each other. They're eyes were both comically wide.
"Oh my god..." Asher repeated, his full lips showing signs of being bitten. Damien quickly tried to hide himself further into the dark closet in case Jack just so happened to walk by.
"Moon, kid, you two where going at it, huh?" She wiped a tear from her eye, and gestured to their clothes that showed signs of being tugged at. "This is the most teenager-y thing I've seen so far, oh my god."
"D-Dont tell my father!" Asher squeaked, high voice a few octaves higher.
"Please dont tell his father!" Damien called weakly from further into the closet.
"This would be even better if we didn't know you guys were dating," Kira noted, "Because its not the same knowing you're figuratively out of the closet."
Asher hid his face in his hands and gave a whine in embarrassment. "Go away..."
She was trying not to laugh again. Kira nodded, "M'kay. We will. Hey, Jack! There's something you need to see!" She called, just to trick them. They regarded her with pure fear, which she could feel, and they both tried to quietly scramble behind things. "I'm just teasing. She laughed. Her nephew glared at her, which made her promptly shut the door.
She turned to Bunny again. "That was amazing."
"I wasnt expecting that."
"Neither was I." Kira wiped another tear away.
"I've nevah seen you laugh that hard," Bunny noted, smiling. "Not to point of tears."
"I'm surprised you werent laughing too!" She pushed him lightly without any malice.
Bunny rubbed the back of his neck, "I think I was just as embarrassed as they were," He laughed weakly. Kira rolled her eyes, shaking her head and promptly kissed his cheek.
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Patrick found his brother and his girlfriends on the couch in the room, lights off but the TV playing. Before he even walked in he guessed the movie that was playing was a Rom-Com-and he was right, it was 50 First Dates, Cupid cries every time he watches it- and it was right when Adam Sandlers character found out Drew Barrymore's character's illness. He's noting that because Cupid never fell asleep to this movie, not even halfway, but he must've wore himself out, due to the tear stains on his cheeks. Poor thing.
"So, how'd it go?" Patrick whispered, sitting across from the three. When his gaze went to the sleeping Cupid, his eyes held this softness that was rare to see the usually blunt Irish man. But that was the effect Cupid had on Patrick. He softened him up.
"It went okay, I guess. He had a panic attack, he cried, but he told us everything," Death said, pulling her boyfriend closer to her and kissed his hair. Cupid didn't stir.
"He did?" He asked, concerned.
"Yeah," Cerys sighed, looking at him with sad eyes. "I wasnt expecting him to tell us...Well, you know," She whispered, "Its terrible. How could...?"
"I dunno, Cer, " Patrick shrugged. He looked at the TV. "Guess he picked the movie?"
"Yeah, he did," Death huffed, a smile on her face, "Never heard of it."
"Me neither."
Patrick laughed, "I know this movie like Asher knows The Little Mermaid."
"Oh moon." Death whispered, eyes widening slightly.
"He's made you watch it that many times?" Cerys's eyebrows furrowed.
"Yeah, and other Rom-Coms. Used to it."
The two Goddesses glanced at their sleeping boyfriend. "Oh no."
Patrick was trying not to laugh. He nodded. "Mhm." He ran a hand through his curly hair, "So, uh, theres another battle tomorrow."
"There is?" Death asked. "Oh, okay." A pause, "You think Lucas...?"
"I hope so," Patrick said, "But I kinda doubt it."
Death looked over at her girlfriend. "Are you gonna fight?"
Cerys nodded. "Yes." They all glanced at their sleeping Cupid.
"He's not. I've already decided." Patrick leaned up to move his brothers bangs out of his face. "He's already wore himself out by retelling his abuse."
The other two were silent, like they were thinking. "How terrible was it?" Death asked, her voice quiet. "I know from what he told us, it was really bad, but he said he was really out of it."
Patrick leaned back. "It was...honestly, it was one of the worst times in my life. He probably told you I took care of him, which I did. I had to feed him, make him talk, you know." He shrugged lightly, "I remember...when I first found out, he was sobbing, he was slurring and tripping over his words, I was seeing red. He kept saying his stomach hurt, and that was where the majority of the bruises were. It was like a sea of black, purple, blue and yellow." He closed his eyes for a second, and he could see the image to clearly. "Adair, I owe her a lot-"
"Adair?" Cerys tilted her head slightly.
"Yeah. He wouldnt get medical attention, but I said enough was enough and I asked Adair to help him. Though, she went along with the story that he fell for his ankle and some of the bruises to save him the embarrassment."
"Why didnt you ask Mother Nature, though?" Death asked, "Why Adair? I mean, I'm not doubting her medical abilities, but..."
"He knows Adair, he, ah," His face flushed, "He tried setting us up a long time ago."
"What?" Death began to crack up. They will admit; that lightened the mood a tad.
"Yeah. We both agreed that we were just friends." He smiled at his brother. "Ed was disappointed."
Death kissed his hair again, "I bet." Her smile went away. "Hey, uh, what was his name?"
"Who's?"
"Y'know...His abuser." Cerys added.
Patrick glanced away, "It's, uhm, its really not my place to say. Personally, the name alone gets me angry. Eddy tenses at it. I suggest you let him tell you when he's ready."
Cerys slowly nodded, though he could tell they were wanting to know. "Okay. Thats fine."
Cupid began to shift, face scrunching up. Blearily, his pink eyes opened.
"Hey, Sleepyhead," Death said jokingly when his eyes closed again.
"Hey." He muttered. Cerys leaned over and kissed his cheek, making his head turn to face her, eyebrows raised but eyes still closed. He rubbed his eyes, struggling to stay awake. "Hey to you too." He smiled.
"I didnt know you tried to set Adair and Patrick up," Cerys smiled.
Cupid nodded, not questioning how they knew that. "They're both stubborn. They'd be cute together, in my opinion."
"I'm not stubborn," Patrick finally said, crossing his eyes with a smile. Cupid jumped a little, looking over at his brother. Cupid frowned.
"Please. You are." He said casually. He looked away, before he opened his arms for Patrick to hug him. Patrick enveloped him in his arms.
"Heard you did good." Patrick said, referring to the trio's talk. "I'm proud of you."
Cupid buried his face into the others neck. "I cried."
"I know, Eddy, but thats okay."
Cupid nodded. When they pulled away, he had tears in his eyes. Cupid shakily laughed, wiping his eyes. "Moon, I'm going to start crying again."
Death ruffled his hair before kissing her boyfriend. Cerys rolled her eyes, but she took his hand into hers.
Cupid was nearly beaming at all the positive affection he was receiving. He cleared his throat slightly. "Uhm. Pat, do you wanna watch 50 First Dates with us?"
Patrick smiled back. "Of course."
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Lucas kept glancing around the forest every few minutes. If a branch creaked from the wind, he'd freeze in fear. He even started to hear things, yelling, really sounded like Lycaon, and he didnt know if he was just imagining it from his paranoia or not.
"Hey, Brin," Lucas finally said, "If you hear anything off, let me know."
Brin nodded, her tiny hand still in his. "Okay, Lucas."
Lucas's eyes kept shifting. "Have you heard anything?"
Brin shook her head, "No, I havent. Why?"
"No reason." He muttered. Lucas was worried not just for Lycaon finding them, Moon forbid Lycaon finding them, but if he got hungry again. He never knew that happened when he was starving, that he just snapped, and after those events he did not trust his wolf side. That was so so terrifying. He had a little girl here, he was scared he'd black out and kill her.
Brin suddenly stopped. Lucas did too, alert now, because is something was gonna pounce at them, he'd protect her.
"What?" He whispered, before he smelled it. Smoke.
Brin leaned closer to him, pointing to over the treetops. A thin line of smoke was trailing into the sky. She looked at him, waiting for him to say what they were going to do. Lucas, well, he didnt know.
Lucas looked down at her, thinking for a moment. He bit his lip, his gaze skeptical. "Well, lets go."
Slower, the pair walked towards the smoke, the smell more noticeable to Lucas the closer he got. He pushed Brin to be more behind him.
They shuffled behind a tree, Lucas slowly peeking around the trunk.
A girl. She was sitting in the grass, which startled him, because snow was around them. There was a maintained fire in the grass, no wood was in it though. Odd. Lucas squinted to see her, all they could see was her long cocoa brown hair.
Brin gave a tiny step forward, accidentally stepping on a fallen branch, making it snap. The girl jumped, whipping around to look in their direction. Her skin was the first thing that caught his attention; it was tan but with a noticeable green tint to it. Her eyes were this startling caramel brown. Lucas guessed she was a Tree Nymph, they were the only beings with green tinted skin that he could remember. But, even if she was, why would she be near fire? Fire, trees, not a good combo.
"Hello?" She called, standing up gracefully. "I'm not going to hurt you."
Brin tugged at Lucas's shirt, "I wanna see," She whispered, "I wanna see." When Lucas turned around to keep her behind him, his arm pushed her to the side. Lucas's breath stopped.
Brin gave a little grunt, before she turned to look at the girl with wide eyes. The girl held the same expression.
"A child," She muttered, "Hello, little one, are you all alone?" She took a step to her, which made Lucas quickly scoop her into his arms. The girl jumped at the sight of him. "I guess not," She said.
"U-Uhm, sorry, we saw smoke, so," Lucas stuttered, not sure what to say to her. Standing, she was a few inches taller than he was. "You know, I'm sorry, we can go-"
"No, no!" She waved her hands in a passing manner, "Stay, you have a child with you. Here, sit," She gestured to the fire. "I'm really not going to hurt you, please,"
Brin spoke up, "I dont think you're going to hurt us," She said, before looking at Lucas, "C'mon." She shuffled out of his arms before going to the fire. Lucas, warily, followed.
"Who are you?" Lucas questioned, his demeanor letting her know he didnt really trust her.
The girl gave a cautious smile, "My name is Aspen. And you are...?" She reached out for his hand, but paused before retracting it. She held her hand close to her chest.
"Lucas. Thats Brin." He gestured to her, she was sitting by the fire.
"So what brings you here into the cold forest?" Aspen said.
"We're looking for my Mom and Dad!" Brin pipped up, Lucas winced at 'Mom'.
"And I'm trying to go home," Lucas added, "Why are you here?"
Aspen gave a little sigh, "Well, I'm looking for my father. I want to meet him."
Lucas gave a smile at that, "I know that feeling. Only my father's a jerk."
Aspen's smile reminded him of someone. "Well, my fathers no better. Abandoned my mother before I was even born. I inherited his powers." She moved her hair a bit, "I know this'll sound odd, but I'm...different. My mother's a Tree Nymph, and my father possesses fire."
Lucas whistled, "Yeah, that is. Well, my father's Lycaon."
"The Werewolf God?"
Lucas tensed, quickly glancing at Brin for her reaction, but she wasnt paying attention. "Yeah. Thats him." He laughed weakly. Aspen gave a little nod. "So, how're you planning to find your dad?"
Aspen sighed, "Well, the only thing I have to go on is his name."
Lucas's mind slowly began to work. "So what is it?"
Her hands fell limp to her sides. "Daniel Summers."
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Aspen, my new bab. And Brin too.
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